S.F. police are increasing patrols in Asian American communities in wake of Atlanta spa shootings
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San Francisco Police Department Chief of Police Bill Scott, right, listens as Mayor London Breed, left, during a press conference on Monday, March 16, 2020. In the wake of the Atlanta killing of six Asian women and recent Bay Area violence against Asian Americans, Breed has directed the San Francisco Police Department to immediately increase patrols in areas
with high numbers of Asian residents, visitors and businesses.Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle
San Francisco police stepped up patrols in neighborhoods with high numbers of Asian residents, visitors and businesses Wednesday in the wake of the killing of six Asian women in Atlanta and a recent surge of violence in the Bay Area against Asian Americans.
You re not Chinese, are you? Bay Area health workers describe racism during pandemic
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Filipina American nurse Juliet Palarca (second from right), who has faced racism during the pandemic, celebrates the Fourth of July in S.F. with father Cesar Palarca, daughter Tala Tito, and son Tamati Tito.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
2of5Juliet Palarca, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital nurse, closes her trunk after parking at Zuckerberg San Franisco General Hospital at the start of her shift on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
3of5Dr. Kenny Mok, Kaiser Permanente hospitalist walks on O’Farrell Street as he heads to work at the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Hospital on Thursday, March 4, 2021 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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It began with Kelly Yang’s three children, who started fielding questions about whether they had COVID-19 because they’re Chinese. Coronavirus tag ensued, and her son was somehow always “it.”
Then Yang, an author who moved to the U.S. from China at age 6, taught a free online writing class for teens. One student called her a Chinese virus in the middle of the session.
But the most upsetting incident occurred last spring, at a grassy park near her former East Bay home. A woman charged toward her, angry that Yang’s labradoodle wasn’t on a leash. “There are signs everywhere. Can you read?” the woman said, and used a racial slur.